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Nintendo financial data as of June 30, 2023. 129.53 million Switch units, TloZ: TotK 18.51 million units in less than 2 months (www.nintendo.co.jp)

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Nintendo Switch:

Hardware:129.53 million units
Software:1,088.35 million units

In comparison:

Nintendo Wii

Hardware: 101.63 million units
Software: 921.85 million units

Nintendo DS

Hardware: 154.02 million units
Software: 948.76 million units

Top 10 Switch titles and their sales:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 55.46 million pcs.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 42.79 million pcs.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 31.77 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 30.65 million pcs.
Super Mario Odyssey - 26.44 million pcs.
Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield - 25.92 million pcs.
Pokémon Scarlet/Pokémon Violet - 22.66 million pcs.
Super Mario Party - 19.39 million pcs.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (released May 12, 2023) - 18.51 million pcs.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 16.17 million pcs.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm honestly kind of shocked at how few people bought a GameCube. It was such an amazing console, it deserved better. I guess that's what happens when you're in the same console generation as the PS2.

I can say the same about the Wii U, to be honest. Yeah the hardware was gimmicky and weak, but it had some stellar games. What's sad is that most of its killer apps are on Switch now, so the Wii U is all but obsolete. Obviously it's great that they're on Switch, but I know it's gonna hurt the Wii U's legacy in a few years when the Wii U and Switch are both retro. "I'm gonna emulate some retro games! The Wii U has some excellent titles, let's play- Wait, these are all better on Switch."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

@PastaRhythm @nintendo The PS2 was such a juggernaut and the GameCube was seen as more of the same from the N64, but with smaller gimmicky discs. Plus the Xbox dropped, and online computer gaming with broadband T1 connections really took off. The Wii U was poorly marketed and poorly understood. Had they given it a different name to differentiate completely from the Wii it probably would’ve done better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I loved my Wii U. As you say, there were some amazing games. Nintendo Land was an underrated party game. I had so many nights of fun with friends playing Nintendo Land, Smash Bros Wii U, Mario Kart 8, and more. I won't deny Star Fox Zero was a major disappointment and pain in the ass with the controller gimmicks, but in general it was a fun console. At least Nintendo learned from it, the failure of the Wii U was probably 90% marketing. Not saying it could have done as well as the Switch, but it could have done way better had they presented and named it better.